A light fabric, originally made in the East Indies, of silk and linen, usually having alternating stripes, and a slightly craped or puckered surface; also, a cotton fabric of similar appearance
A plain woven cotton, rayon, linen fabric, traditionally striped cotton with alternate stripes crinkled in the weaving
A woven fabric which incorporates modification of tension control In the production of seersucker, some of the warp yarns are held under controlled tension at all times during the weaving, while other warp yarns are in a relaxed state and tend to pucker when the filling yarns are placed The result produces a puckered stripe effect in the fabric Seersucker is traditionally made into summer sportswear such as shirts, trousers, and informal suits
A lightweight fabric made of cotton or manufactured fiber with crinkled stripes made by weaving some warp threads slack and others tight Woven seersucker is more expensive than imitations produced from chemical treatments
Lightweight cotton type, color striped fabric with permanent lengthwise alternating puckered striped and felt stripe sections
Cotton, rayon, or nylon crepe-stripe effect fabric, made on plain-weave variation, crepe weave Light in weight Colored stripes are often used Launders very well, not necessary to iron; durable and gives good service and wear
A light thin cotton fabric with a woven crinkle achieved by altering tension in the warp yarns Made durable and washable with generally no need for ironing
seersucker
Silbentrennung
seer·suck·er
Aussprache
Etymologie
[ 'sir-"s&-k&r ] (noun.) 1722. From Hindi > Persian شیر و شکر (shir-o shekar), meaning 'milk and sugar'.